Show I Millions SchoolChildren School SchoolChildren SchoolChildren Children Physically Phy Phy- Defective million of the 2200 I 0 school children in he United I States are physically defective the childs child's bureau of the tIe department af of labor on July in con in-con- connection con con- incon I with wilh a plea for proper ca care cae e of the child runabout t I Of the defective children are arc defective e for preventable pre re I the bureau states adding tha the defects most numerously present I develop bet between the ages of oC t two wo and nd six years years It it during this vital period of growth that the runabout Vital child should receive watchful car and also be taught properly to take care carel of oC himself the bureau points out The bureau statement follows The difficulties and dangers of i f Ii babyhood are generally admitted bu buy after a child more or less reaches the age ago of two hero or three the tho family Camily is lIkel likely to take the attitude that as long as he lie looks and acts much as I Iother other children of his age everything Is all right with him and no further care or attention is required lie Ile has been brought through babyhood baby baby- babyhood hood mothers mother's time is likely to lo be beI bo be I absorbed with a n now bab baby and little First Born Doru drifts along somehow until un tin til he reaches school and amI a ph physical sica I examination which reveals re so many u I I. I 1 t manyd d 1 that mother is is indignant an aim thinks and says says that it is all nonsense I these these ideas I It is more comfortable to account for lack of growth or other outward and visible warnings of or something won wong b by deciding that Billy is going goIng go- go I gO-I Ing to be like m my family ire family we e are aro all short that he lie is thin in tal takes es after his father Chat oven even at three years rears ho lie walks s just like lie hIs grandfather that ho he will twill outgrow breathing g through gh his mouth that a thou though h he wont won't cat eat carrot neither carrots would aunt Kate ate Stupid platitudes platitudes udes through ough the tho most I taut tant ago age from Jwo wo to six have served to the development If not in hl indeed inn deed to injure the run- run I 1 about child For this pre pro school period is the busiest and most vital Hal vitalIn vitalIn HalIn In the tho life of every human being it Is Is practically completed thin tho foundation upon anon which adult ph phy physical and mental life is built Do you kno know that out ot of 22 s school hool children I in the U United States Stales are defective physically ph- ph that of oC these are defective e for preventable reasons and that the tho defects most numerous I fly 1 b p resent present such as diseased tonsils adenoids Continued on page eight 1 Million School Children Continued from Cram page pago 1 moans means too much of the wrong kind kindor of or food quito as 35 frequently as s It does too little of tho the right kind lm bad teeth and d definitely resulting ro- ro from poor Ioor food foo and bad hy ihy those thos which develop between between between bet bet- the ages of two and six years ears of age abe Not only should the runabout child u i bo ho watchfully cared for during this vital period of growth but he should be ue tan taught ht during these impressionable impression impression- able years when IJen lifetime habits are formed properly to take care of or himself him him- self seU No little child is interested in health but he lie is interested in what hat happens to him and he is moret more t n. n t 1 d f tl 1 1 i i h h T n nl li b A al n t nn eI es a Luau Ian a eti er WILL nUl u L a ag I in every thing he sees hoes father mother do Memory l is strong during these the years and the initiative faulty r acute often to the tho point o of embarrassment to those about him The daily bath the brushing of the teeth care of or the ears and anti eyes eres and hair and hands hand in short shorty the l preference for cl ness bless must be instilled during child child- d. d standards may be attained during maturity but they will not be habits and neither will the they be ue the prevention that s better than cure curo of many ills In all matters matter's of health the in in u childs child's reactions to cond- cond ions fans is the tho only safe guide guido net not that th of a neighbors neighbor's child or even of or a anear anear anear near relative A And nd in dealing with the problem the mother must have he help Ip Evo Every y child should be carefully carefully care care- fully examined stripped examined stripped of or i and anti thoroughly gone over by a ii com- com physician four times during its I second year ear three times in its third year ear and at least twice a at the I ages of four five and six in order to 1 cut down clown the th ver very high higl percentage percentage of at pr defects revealed by title Che school examina examinations lions a at t and which 1 in from eight to ten years After ton ten years owing to the correction correct correct- ion of defects in iii school the percentage percent percent- I age decreases But an ounce of oC lre prevention on is worth a pound of cure and knowledge of a con con- I tion and Dud development must be kept I up to date late if the he is to have his chance at sound health J 1 1 |